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Ariel Rojas

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1785946118474maymay (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Himawari-9/RAMMB imagery</div>MANILA — Tropical storm Maymay accelerated as it moves closer to the Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur area on Wednesday night.At 10 p.m., it was over the coastal waters of Magsingal, Ilocos Sur.It packs winds of 75 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 90 kph and is moving eastward at 20 kph.Wind signal no. 2 remains hoisted over the following areas:Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur northern and central La Union northwestern Pangasinan Abra western Apayao western Kalinga western Mountain Province northwestern Benguet northwestern mainland CagayanMeanwhile, signal no. 1 is still up over the rest of mainland Northern Luzon and parts of Central Luzon.Maymay may make landfall over the Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur area late Wednesday or early Thursday.It may weaken into a tropical depression while crossing Northern Luzon.It may be downgraded further into a low pressure area over the Philippine Sea.Due to interaction with the mountainous terrain of Northern Luzon, earlier weakening is possible.Maymay will bring significant rainfall over Northern and Central Luzon through Thursday evening, with torrential rains expected in Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Benguet especially in the early hours of Thursday.After Maymay’s weakening and eventual dissipation, the southwest monsoon or Habagat will eventually dominate Luzon and Visayas until the weekend.Heavy rains will persist over the western parts of Luzon, especially in La Union, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro.Widespread and serious flooding and landslides are possible across many areas, especially those that had significant amount of prior rainfall.The bad weather brought by Maymay and the habagat has prompted Malacañang to suspend classes and government work on Thursday, August 6, in the National Capital Region and 22 other provinces.<div><a class="fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/8/5/-walangpasok-class-suspensions-for-august-6-2026-due-to-maymay-habagat-1918">#WalangPasok: Classes, gov’t work suspended Aug. 6 in NCR, 22 other areas due to Maymay, habagat</a></div>

Tropical storm Maymay accelerated as it moves closer to the Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur area.

Tropical storm Maymay accelerated as it moves closer to the Ilocos Norte-Ilocos Sur area.

‘Maymay’ accelerates as it moves closer to Ilocos region

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‘Maymay’ accelerates as it moves closer to Ilocos region

Ariel Rojas,

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Published August 06, 2026 12:09 AM PHT

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